1973: Vernon Phillips served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco and Zaire in Oujda, Moroco and Gemena, Zaire beginning in 1973



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Vernon Phillips can be contacted at vphillipsaharris-assocdcom

Country of Service: Morocco and Zaire

Training Group: 1973 and 1975

Cities you served in: Oujda, Moroco and Gemena, Zaire

Arrival Year: 1973

Departure Year: 1975

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:

Married Pat Strain, RPCV Zaire, and moved to Berkeley, Ca. Have two great kids traveling the world. We all ended up in Yemen where I worked with a great bunch of PCV's in rural water supply, 1985-88.

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:

Some of my fondest memories, and best-of-times. Just turning 20 and living in Tangiers was just a start to an incredible 3 year ride in Africa.

Originally posted: April 5, 2008

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By Najia Ajraoui (197.247.234.243) on Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 3:54 pm: Edit Post

I have beautiful memories of Peace Corps members who were in Morocco in 1973-75. They made me discover so many things thanks to the conversations I had with them and the books they gave me. I wish them in advance a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2021🎂